This giveaway is for the whole family. Preserving family memories is something I am passionate about. Scrapbooking is an easy way to do this. This prize package includes a 12×12 spiral bound Christmas photo album, 3 two-page pre-made Christmas scrapbook layouts, and one sheet of letter stickers. This prize pack is worth $40.00. You do not have to be a scrapbooker to enjoy this prize. It includes 6 pages of pre-made layouts and I will include the simple instructions on how to complete these 6 pages. This giveaway runs through 8:00pm on Wednesday, December 10th.

To enter this giveaway:
~1 entry for commenting on this post and letting me know what makes your family special and which of the other methods you are using to enter this contest

~3 entries for twittering the following “check out giveaway 2 for your family by @MomMaven http://mommaven.blogspot.com”

~5 entries for following my blog

~5 entries for stumbling this post

~5 entries for linking to my site

Merry Christmas and Good Luck!

Congratulations to Penney from PenneyfromHeaven or on Twitter. She won my Christmas Giveaway #1. Soon she will receive “The Random House Book of Easy-to-Read Stories” in her mailbox.

Stay tuned, I’m not done giving. Tomorrow I will post Christmas Giveaway #2. This giveaway is something for the whole family to enjoy. Then on December 10th I will post Christmas Giveaway #3 which is something just for mom!

I am a book lover. I have been reading since I was 4 years old. By fourth grade I had read every book in the school library that interested me in the slightest way. I love all types of books. As a mom, I have come to love classic children’s literature all over again. My boys are now 13 and 15 and we still enjoy reading aloud a good book.I want to share with you my top 3 Christmas books for children. I know they are not all widely known and I hope that maybe you would seek them out after you read my reviews. B is for Bethlehem written by Isabel Wilner and illustrated by Elisa Kleven. This was published in 1990 by Dutton Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc.

B is for Bethlehem is, at its core, an alphabet book. It was actually written for a second grade class to perform. This book, written in couplets, is a beautifully simple telling of the Christmas story. We begin with “A’s for Augustus, emperor of Rome, Who decreed, ‘To be counted, let each man go home.” We continue through the entire alphabet until we reach, “Z is for Zeeland and Zurich and Zanzibar. You’ll be lighting candles wherever you are.”

B is for Bethlehem is beautifully and vividly illustrated. The illustrations are reproductions of mixed-media collage that was created using watercolor, cut paper, and drawings. As simple as the couplet text is, the amazing illustrations are full and detailed. This contrast brings a wonderful sense of balance to this book.

This book is a must have for any family with young children. Though my children are older, this will be the 14th year we share this book together as part of our family Christmas tradition. Over the next week or so I will share with you my top 2 Christmas books for children.

If you would like to purchase this book it is available on Amazon.com, Borders.com and Booksamillion.com and the isbn number is 0-525-44622-2.
Happy Reading

It is December and the Christmas season is in full swing. This also seems to be the season for blogs to run giveaways. Everywhere you look there is another great giveaway. I’m not complaining. In the past 2 weeks I have won 3 giveaways! Yay me! I have entered a ton more too. I am currently running a giveaway here at Mom Maven and I have a few more up my sleeve so stay tuned.

I want to share with you about the giveaways at fromdatestodiapers.com. Over there Christine is running a bunch of awesome giveaways including several music CDs and a $500 Walmart giftcard. As you are wandering around the blogosphere pop on over to Christine’s blog and if you wouldn’t mind, tell her Mom Maven sent you.

Christmas Giveaway #1 is for the child in your life. This giveaway runs December 1st-5th. I am giving away a wonderful storybook “The Random House Book of Easy-to-Read Stories”. This book is a compilation of 16 easy-to-read stories. The authors included are Dr. Seuss, Stan & Jan Berenstain, Richard Scarry, Tomie de Paola and more.

To get entries to this giveaway:
~1 entry for commenting on this post and letting me know what your favorite children’s book is and which of the other methods you are using to enter this contest

~3 entries for twittering the following “check out giveaway 1 for the child in your life by @MomMaven http://mommaven.blogspot.com”

~5 entries for following my blog

~5 entries for stumbling this post

~5 entries for linking to my site

Merry Christmas and Good Luck!